Feds granted extra time in Hughes probe

Darrell Hughes is accused of exploiting teens he came into contact with as a school counselor

1:30 AM,
Mar. 6, 2014

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Federal authorities have been granted additional time - until April 11 - to bring the case of Darrell W. Hughes before a federal grand jury.

The 55-year-old Muncie man was arrested Jan. 31 on allegations he "groomed" at-risk teenage boys he encountered as a behavioral specialist for an alternative school in New Castle. Authorities allege he brought at least five of those youngsters to his Muncie home, where he is accused of providing them with alcohol and controlled substances, as well as taking photos of some of the boys in various stages of undress, some with hidden cameras.